A title originally used for God or any human being who would "save" people from present or
future dangers. In Greco-Roman politics, this title was also often applied to the emperor as a
"benefactor," providing material benefits.

OT: "Saviour" is sometimes applied to human leaders (e.g. Neh 9:27), but is used mainly as a
title for God (ca. 12 times).

NT: Rarely used in most NT writings (1 Paul, 0 Mk, 0 Mt, 3 Lk, 1 Jn, 2 Acts), it is more
common only in the later "Pastoral" and "Catholic" epistles (25 times). In Luke, "Saviour" only
once refers to God (Luke 1:47), and twice to the new-born Jesus (1:67, 2:11). The longer
phrase "Saviour of the world" occurs only in John 4:42 and 1 John 4:14.